Search engines and online directories make it easier to find information you need on the web. There are times, however, when you need information quickly, and would rather not search many websites for it. Stephen Marshall recognized this need and decided to build 100tools.com.

    The premise of the website is simple. It offers many tools, calculators and converters for a variety of tasks. Need to look up the area code of the person you just spoke to on the phone, than Use the area code look-up tool?! Use the mortgage payment calculator if you need to know what your payments will be if you decide to refinance your mortgage at a lower interest rate. Use the liquid conversion tool, if you need to know how many quarts can fit into that 5 liter container you have.

    Marshall recalls: "I've found that while there are sites out there that offer one or two of the tools 100tools.com offers, you have no way finding them unless you perform a search. I got tired of always hunting around search engines and sifting through 4 to 5 websites until I found what I needed".

    100Tools.com organizes and consolidates many tools into one location and it also provides a consistent interface to make using them easier. This allows users to quickly navigate to the tool needed and perform the task at hand more efficiently. All tools are available for free use by small businesses, corporations or by individuals.

    What if the tools you need aren't available? Marshall explains: "Rest assured we will continually evaluate the tools we offer and add additional tools as requested by the community". Since launching the site in late 2007, the introduction of new tools has been steady and the enhancements and come from mostly direct feedback from the community. Marshall states:"This ensures that our tools and their content remain relevant to what users actually want."

    There are tools that range from helping with HTML coding and website traffic monitoring, to looking up zip codes for a city, or finding out its demographics. Users are allowed to convert from the English standard of measurement to metric units by some tools.

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